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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Scotland · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for South Lanarkshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
18,471 approved · 635 refused · 1,259 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Aug 2009 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
1-1 8 Lorne Street Hamilton ML3 9AB
Received 11 Aug 202321 Lady Jane Gate Bothwell G71 8BW
Received 11 Aug 2023Dungavel Forest Muirkirk Road Strathaven
Received 11 Aug 202332 Crosshill Road Strathaven ML10 6DS
Received 11 Aug 202380 Lesmahagow Road Boghead Lanark ML11 0JA
Received 11 Aug 2023Land 50M ESE Of 141 Glasgow Road Glasgow Road East Kilbride Glasgow South Lanarkshire
Received 11 Aug 202312 Viewpark Drive Rutherglen G73 3QD
Received 14 Aug 202337A Sheepburn Road Uddingston G71 7DT
Received 14 Aug 2023135 Caird Street Hamilton ML3 0AZ
Received 14 Aug 2023Mansfield Farm C26 From A70 At Sandilands To A73 At Warrenhill Carmichael Biggar ML12 6PH
Received 14 Aug 20237 Barrie Avenue Bothwell G71 8FA
Received 10 Aug 202310 Blairston Avenue Bothwell G71 8RZ
Received 14 Aug 202370 Carlisle Road Hamilton ML3 7TX
Received 14 Aug 202317 Hamlet East Kilbride G74 3NJ
Received 15 Aug 202335 Bridge Street Strathaven ML10 6AN
Received 15 Aug 202372 Main Street Carnwath Lanark ML11 8HH
Received 15 Aug 202312 Mill Road Bothwell G71 8DJ
Received 15 Aug 202366 Union Street Hamilton ML3 6NE
Received 15 Aug 202319B Main Street Bothwell G71 8RD
Received 15 Aug 2023Bellscraig Greenshields Road Biggar ML12 6RB
Received 15 Aug 202359A Burnbank Road Hamilton ML3 9AQ
Received 15 Aug 202359A Burnbank Road Hamilton ML3 9AQ
Received 15 Aug 2023Kirkwood House Kype Highway Strathaven ML10 6RE
Received 16 Aug 2023Roadhead Farm Shieldhill Road Quothquan Biggar ML12 6ND
Received 16 Aug 2023Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for South Lanarkshire, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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